May PTO Minutes

19 May Minutes
·        Call meeting to order
o   Introductions
·        Approval of April minutes
·        Treasure report – Mandy – Some field trip expenses, Cran-Hill transportation expenses, Scholastic Dollar, and assemblies.  $21, 500 in checking.
·        Teacher report –  No teacher present
·        Principal report – Ms. Kent – Mstep will start next week, and the last round of assessments will be starting soon as well.  Ms. Kent has been at some conferences lately, and saw some buildings and spaces that may be similar to what the remodel will be.  Ferris is trying to partner with Artworks to do start an art program that ties into literacy, this will be a third grade intiative.  May be some fences going up and breaking ground sometime in the next few weeks. Garden boxes will have to be moved, so we are trying to find a good place for them.  3rd grade is going to the courthouse next Friday. Assembly went really well.
·        Old Business:
o   Not much here
·        New Business:
o   Box tops/Shop-A-Roo – We received a check for just over $250.  Another round of boxtops will be going in soon.
o   Mrs. Scheible suggestions – Will be rolling up with her class through 4th grade.  Is looking for around $480 in supplies.  If we give $500 for each teacher, they can use that money for classroom updates.  We are having a hard time keeping track of teacher requests, if they can fill out a form for requests going forward.  We will hold $500 for each teacher, and let them know to let us know what they would like to purchase when they are ready to purchase. 13 rooms, plus 2 special education, 1 music, 1 K special and 1 technology. Maybe $250 for 2 Title 1 teachers as well?  Already given to P.E.
o   Nurses week is next week as well – maybe a gift for Nurse Mary.
o   Officer elections – June meeting will be officer elections.
o   What else?

•  The school needs a new microwave, the handle has broken on the one in the kitchen.
  
•  Rolling coolers for field trips. Table this until next year, when we have more storage space.
  
•  Walk-A-Thon – thoughts for next year.  Maybe a change up. A Read-A-Thon?? Maybe don’t mess with what works.  Dance-off? Lip-sync/Stage/karaoke?
  
• Playground additions will be in the near future, swings may be started to pulled out this month.
  
•  Electronic sign for the front of the building, start around $20,000-$25,000.  May ask around at some local places. There may be some cheaper online options as well. Let’s do some comparisons and shopping around to see if there are other options.
  
•  Field trips – We need to have the teachers fill out a form for field trips requests.  3rd grade is having their field trip to Whitecaps coming up this month.
  
•  Health and Fitness Day – May 30
  
•  Family picnic - TBA